(verb) to produce milk from mammary glands (breasts); the production of breastmilk caused by the release of the hormone oxytocin through either (1)the excess stimulation of the nipples by pumping (2) the labor of a pregnant woman or (3) the sucking of a baby. It can be achieved by a woman who has adopted a baby and has never breastfed before and who has never been pregnant before. The woman's breasts are naturally designed with mammary glands for lactation.
by breastfeeding mother February 11, 2009